1981 French presidential election
April 26 – May 10, 1981
François Mitterrand defeated the incumbent Valéry Giscard d'Estaing to become France's first Socialist president of the Fifth Republic.
1981 French presidential electionApril 26 – May 10, 1981
François Mitterrand defeated the incumbent Valéry Giscard d'Estaing to become France's first Socialist president of the Fifth Republic.
